1. Introduction to TCSOL Standards Jun Liu, Ph.D. Senior Advisor, Hanban Vice President, TCSOL Associate Provost, Georgia State University Sept. 28, 2013

2. TCSOL Standards

3. Three Domains of TCSOL TCSOL as a Profession TCSOL as a Field of Study TCSOL as an Association

4. TCSOL as a Profession

5. Attributes of a Profession 1.Has a body of knowledge 2.Has a prescribed regimen of licensing for members 3.Sets a code of ethics and standards 4.Has authority 5.Has autonomy 6.Has power 7.Has status and privilege 8.Is altruistic and serves the public 9.Is a full-time lifelong commitment 10.Form professional associations

6. I. Language Abilities and Skills II. Culture and Communication Ⅲ. SLA and Learning Strategies Ⅳ.Teaching Methodology Ⅴ. Professionalism Five Domains in the TCSOL Standards (2007)

7. Ten Standards in TCSOL 1) Chinese Language Abilities and Skills 2) Foreign Language Abilities and Skills 3) Chinese Culture and Cultural Comparisons 4) Intercultural Communication 5) Second Language Acquisition and Learning Strategies 6) Chinese Language Teaching Methodology 7) Testing and Assessment 8) Curricula, Syllabi, and Teaching Materials 9) Technology-Enhanced Language Teaching 10) Professionalism

8. Research Findings (2010) Top Three Challenges for Chinese Teachers face in teaching Chinese in US: Intercultural Communication Classroom Management Teaching Methodology

9. TCSOL Teachers Standards (2012)

10. 培训课程 Training Curriculum 5 个模块 5 Modules 17 门课程 17 courses 300 个学时 300 Hours (142 hrs on- line) 40 学时实践 40 hours for teaching practice

11. Curriculum for Training Teachers of Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages (TCSOL) ModulesCoursesSuggested hours Module 1 Basics in Chinese Language Teaching 1 Survey of Modern Chinese 30 58 2 Second Language Acquisition 16 3 Principles in Language Teaching 12

12. Curriculum for Training Teachers of Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages (TCSOL) ModulesCoursesSuggested hours Module 2 Chinese Teaching Methodology 4 Teaching Chinese Language Elements 36 84 5 Teaching Chinese Language Skills 36 6 Technology in Language Teaching 12

13. Curriculum for Training Teachers of Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages (TCSOL) ModulesCoursesSuggested hours Module 3 Organizing Teaching and Classroom Management 7 Curriculum Development and Syllabus Design 12 62 8 Chinese Teaching Materials Selection and Analysis 10 9 Classroom Task Design and Organization 16 10. Classroom Management Skills 11. Language Testing and Assessment 16 8

14. Curriculum for Training Teachers of Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages (TCSOL) ModulesCoursesSuggested hours Module 4 Chinese Culture and Intercultural Communication 12 Chinese Cultural Knowledge and Communication 30 66 13 Current Affairs in China12 14 Intercultural Communication 24

15. Curriculum for Training Teachers of Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages (TCSOL) ModulesCoursesSuggested hours Module 5 Professionali sm and Teacher Development 15 Professionalism for Chinese Teachers 10 30 16 Psychological Soundness for Teachers 10 17 Professional Development 10

16. Teacher Training Curriculum Proportional Chart

17. Testing and Evaluation Written Test (180 minutes) Subjective: 120 points Objective: 180 points Oral Test (Under consideration)

18. 笔试 written exam 笔试 written exam 内 容 Content 分 值 Score 比 例 Proportion 模块一 汉语教学基础 Module 1 Chinese language teaching basis 5017% 模块二 汉语教学方法 Module 2 Chinese language teaching methods 7525% 模块三 教学组织与课堂管理 Module 3 Teaching organization and classroom management 7525% 模块四 中华文化与跨文化交际 Module 4 Chinese culture and cross-cultural communication 7525% 模块五 职业道德与专业发展 Module 5 Professional ethics and development 258%

19. Questions?